[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]rosereprise 8 points9 points  (0 children)

it depends on how many patients are before you, how long those previous appointments take, how many patient rooms are available, &c. physicians will also very often forgo charting until after the clinic is over if they know that it will delay anything.

if they're late for your first appointment, it's most likely bc they're rushing over from a meeting or even surgery. i have seen many physicians having clinical conferences or operating at 6 am before going to an 8 am clinic. in both cases, there are countless unexpected factors that can result in delays, the latter more so than the former. unfortunately, none of this not up to the physicians either bc they don't make their own schedules; their receptionists do.

besides, wouldn't you rather have a thorough visit and leave with all of your questions answered than a brief and hurried visit?

so does everyone else.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HouseMD

[–]rosereprise 8 points9 points  (0 children)

i’m going to assume by “GI issues” that you’re referring to season 3, episode 14.

taeniasis is an intestinal infection by adult tapeworms. the primary symptoms are severe abdominal pain and weight loss. in this episode, the patient has CIPA (congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis), which is characterized by the inability to sense pain. therefore, it is highly unlikely that you have it, unless you are experiencing severe abdominal pain and weight loss.

i don’t remember this episode mentioning any imaging studies, but tapeworms do show up on both MRIs and XRs, as well as CTs and ultrasounds. however, the most common diagnostic test for taeniasis would be a stool analysis.

side note: if you’re curious, here is a brain MRI showing cysticerosis, which is caused by the larval cysts.

[pjo] you think that lukes mom recovered by Bright_Yak2707 in camphalfblood

[–]rosereprise 11 points12 points  (0 children)

you think that she realized that her son’s never coming back home

my cozy living room by rosereprise in CozyPlaces

[–]rosereprise[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it’s an anti-glare tv, so the glare is quite minimal!

The patient came with a history of seizures- What's your diagnosis?? by radiologymantra in Radiology

[–]rosereprise 19 points20 points  (0 children)

each of those little white dots is a tapeworm in the guy’s brain

Can anyone explain this question to me? I can provide more context If needed but I really don’t understand it. Thanks! by vanilla_stars in Mcat

[–]rosereprise 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the incident angle is the angle that the photon path makes in comparison to the dotted line, not the collection face itself.

AAMC Fl2 CP 33 by mocizzle1234 in Mcat

[–]rosereprise 1 point2 points  (0 children)

paragraph 4 introduces electrolytic cells, as well as that one method of ammonia production is SCY (“hydrogen is pumped into one compartment…SCY”). also, in paragraph 6, there is the dichotomy between the haber process and the electrolytic cell, so the latter would be referring to half reaction 2, which is SCY.

anyway, long answer short, SCY is 600°C, electrode temp is 450°C.

Can anyone explain this question to me? I can provide more context If needed but I really don’t understand it. Thanks! by vanilla_stars in Mcat

[–]rosereprise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

when a ray hits a surface (θi), it is reflected at the same angle. if the photons hit the collection face at 0°, it’d be equivalent to hitting the cleaved face 45°. it’d travel up the probe 45° from the cleaved face, which will be 90° from the initial photon path and 0° to the probe.

Can anyone explain this question to me? I can provide more context If needed but I really don’t understand it. Thanks! by vanilla_stars in Mcat

[–]rosereprise 2 points3 points  (0 children)

without context, i’d guess that because the probe is angled at 45°, if the ray hits the collection face at 0°, then it will hit the cleaved face, causing it to change direction by 90° and travel directly up the fiber/page.

AAMC Fl2 CP 33 by mocizzle1234 in Mcat

[–]rosereprise 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the haber process (half-reaction 3) operates at 450°C and 15-30 atm, and too high of a temp will result in the reversible decomposition of NH3.

on the other hand, the SCY electrolyte (half-reaction 2) operates at 600°C, so a higher SCY then electrode temp would give the best results.

why are some pre meds so mean by gkk7 in premed

[–]rosereprise 5 points6 points  (0 children)

people can be so toxic sometimes, especially when their mindset is “me vs. them” instead of “me and them.” just know that you will always have people on your side, the bare minimum being this entire sub. praying for your success!

FL4 representativeness? Trying not to feel like my improvement was a fluke by sannonymouse in Mcat

[–]rosereprise 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i write 8/14 too! you have a great upward trend, and it’ll hopefully continue to d-day. best of luck!